I was convinced that Nintendo was going to invest a lot of that gaudy profit of Wii, and put it back in horsepower, just to take away an advantage from competition. I think near-ish Xb1 specs, selling for $399, (with the gamepad) would have done a lot better, as the sole next gen option for a yr. The best of both worlds, a truly well rounded console. There would be no doubt about the upgrade from PS360, superior ports on grunt a lone, etc...& I think many who were eager to make the jump to next gen, would have, instead of "waiting" for PS4xb1.
Now for Nintendo games, it may not need such high specs for now (future 1st party games reported 1080p native), so it makes you wonder, why cripple yourself again? Is it to remain cheapest option...or...maybe they simply do not care about 3rd party. I believe its more the latter, b/c with 2 companies already doing the same thing , Nintendo doesn't want to fight for (more or less) 33% of the pie. if we want to see Nintendo "Power" again, one of MS or Sony would have to exit the market. I believe even if Wii U 'fails", they will continue their conservative route, using the cheapest/unique combo strategy for home consoles. The results of the gamecube gen. left Ninty scarred for life.
